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Re:Alan Kay on “Should web browsers have stuck to being docu... by still_grokking on Sunday January 08, 2023 @11:11PM (#34306657)
How did the people do all of that without the modern web? How could humanity actually survive so long without web browsers?

If you think about that maybe you come also to some conclusions regarding the questions you just asked.

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Re:Alan Kay on “Should web browsers have stuck to being docu... by throwaway09432 on Monday January 09, 2023 @12:07AM (#34306989)
I know you think your answer here is really thought provoking, but you could pose the question "How could humanity actually survive so long without X" about any technology really.
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Re:Alan Kay on “Should web browsers have stuck to being docu... by still_grokking on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:07AM (#34307340)
Which just strengthens my point.
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